Friday Matinee: 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition

 

The attached report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of teaching and learning and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape.

The pandemic has and will continue to transform the higher education and technology landscape.  This  report looks and what's on the horizon, key technologies and practices, scenarios, implication, and more.  We hope you'll take a look to see what's important for your classrooms.

2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition

Overview of the report

Did You Know? Gmail Playlist from KATE

 

Here at MSU we use Gmail, also known as RacerMail every day.  If you are a new or experienced user, you may find a video in our new playlist that will help you use Gmail more efficiently.  They are not in any specific order.  My favorite features are scheduling and snoozing.  What are yours?

KATE Gmail Playlist

Want to learn more about Google?  Check out our other videos on our YouTube Channel.  Need to find previous Did You Know posts?  Don't search your email!  Go to the KATE blog.

Friday Matinee: 17 Takeaways on Edtech from Jake Miller

 

Jake Miller was recently a keynote speaker at The Summit in June.  In this episode of the #EduDuctTape Podcast, Jake Miller looks back at some of the amazing things shared "last season" by 17 amazing educators.  Many of the tips and topics are relevant no matter who  or what grade level you are teaching.  I hope you'll listen and reflect on some of their edtech insights.

17 Takeaways from Season 3!

Did You Know? You can create a collaborative playlist in YouTube

 

There may be a time that you might want your students to create a YouTube playlist as a group and turn it in as part of an assignment.  It's really easy to do.  Remember that all of our MSU accounts are Google accounts, which gives us access to a YouTube channel.  Watch the video to find out how to create a playlist with contributions from multiple people.

Friday Matinee: 21 Google Docs Features You Should Know How to Use

Google Docs has a lot of great features that you may not be aware of.  Check out this article and videos to learn how to use features like smart compose, headers and footers, adding text to images, page orientation, publishing and sharing documents, version history, and more.

21 Google Docs Features You Should Know How to Use

If you have questions, feel free to contact someone on the KATE team.  Remember that you can always access previous posts on the KATE blog.

Did You Know? You can lock a Google Sheet tab

 

You can control who can edit individual sheets (tabs) within your Google Sheets? Protected sheets are marked with a small padlock symbol. Others can see the sheets but not edit them. Follow @benlcollins on Twitter for more great tips like this one.  

Friday Matinee: Podcasting in the Classroom

As you know, we now have a room set up where you or your students can create podcasts.  Before you do that, you may want to watch this webinar on Podcasting for Personalized Learning.  Jen Giffen does a wonderful job talking about podcasting and she is a podcaster herself!  Here's the description for the webinar:

"Podcasting is a great way to engage in professional metacognition and gives students authentic writing opportunities that can be shared with an authentic audience. Whether you are new to podcasts or you love them and have been waiting to get started, this is the session for you. Join Jen Giffen of #ShukesAndGiff The Podcast to learn about podcasting - from what to listen to for inspiration, to name picking, to logo design, to ways to record & launch. We will share our successes and challenges. No fancy equipment, no costs, just an idea, and some passion. You and your students will be ready to start recording tomorrow!"

In order to watch, you will have to register, but if you are interested in podcasting, it will be worth it!

For more information on teaching podcasting, here's a curriculum guide for educators from NPR.

Did You Know? Send from Gmail Extension for Chrome

This extension (Send from Gmail) when added to Google Chrome makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email.  The extension will open a compose window in Gmail when you click an email address on a webpage.  It will create a message when clicked, using the page title as the subject and the selected page text and link address as the message.

Let us know what you think!